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Example of Authentic Ancient
Coin of:
Julia Soaemias - Roman Empress Mother of
Elagabalus, Roman Emperor 218-222 A.D. -
Silver Denarius Rome mint: 220-222 A.D.
Reference: RIC 241 (Elagabalus), S 7719
IVLIA SOAEMIAS AVG - Draped bust right.
VENVSCAELESTIS - Venus standing left, holding apple and scepter; star in
right field.
Julia Soaemias Bassiana (180
-
March 11,
222) was the mother of
Roman Emperor
Elagabalus and ruled over the
Roman Empire during the minority of her
son's rule.
Julia was the daughter of
Julia Maesa, a powerful
Roman woman of Syrian origin, and
Syrian noble
Julius Avitus. Julia was born and
raised in Emesa (modern
Homs,
Syria). She was a niece of empress
Julia Domna and
emperor
Septimius Severus and a sister of
Julia Avita Mamaea. Her husband was
Sextus Varius Marcellus, a Syrian Roman
of an
Equestrian family. As members of the
imperial Roman family, they lived in Rome, where their numerous children
were born.
In 217, her cousin, Emperor
Caracalla, was killed and
Macrinus ascended to the imperial
throne. Julia's family was allowed to return to Syria with the whole of
their financial assets. They would not allow the usurper to stand
unopposed. Together with her mother, Julia plotted to substitute
Macrinus with her son
Elagabalus. To legitimise this plot,
Julia and her mother spread the rumour that the thirteen-year-old boy
was Caracalla's illegitimate son. In 218 Macrinus was killed and
Bassianus became emperor with the name of Elagabalus.
Julia became the
de facto ruler of Rome, since the
teenager was concerned mainly with religious matters. Their rule was not
popular and soon discontent arose, mainly because of the strange sexual
behaviour and the eastern religious practices of Elagabalus. Julia
Soaemias and Elagabalus were killed by the
Praetorian Guard in 222. Julia was
later declared public enemy and her name erased from all records.
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